Events for Friday June 12, 2026
Pop-up Beer Garden & Summer Concert Series, Princeton Shopping Center
Bring a blanket or lawn chairs and join the annual summer concert series with a pop-up beer garden from Triumph Brewery. Music 6-8pm.
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McCarter Theatre's 2026 GALA
The McCarter Gala is our theatre’s most significant and highly anticipated annual fundraising event. At the 2025 event, Gala supporters raised almost half a million dollars for McCarter, including Stage Door Access —providing unparalleled opportunities for students and neighbors to access and experience McCarter’s premier arts and education programs. Join friends of McCarter for a one-night-only Gala performance on Friday, June 12 featuring Tony and GRAMMY-award winning artist Kecia Lewis. Kecia Lewis is celebrating over 40 triumphant years as a dynamic storyteller on stage and screen. She can currently be seen as a Series Regular opposite Tracy Morgan in Crutch, a new comedy for Paramount Plus. This year, McCarter is also honored to recognize Emily Mann, former Artistic Director and Resident Playwright, with the inaugural Roger S. Berlind Award recognizing immense leadership and a lifetime commitment to creating art and an environment for the arts to flourish.
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Illustrated Lecture: The History Behind the Paintings, Updike Farmstead
“Every picture tells a story.” Examine some well-known paintings depicting key people and local events from the American Revolution, then delve deeper into the stories behind them. Who painted them, and why? What did they intend to teach? Updike Farmstead, 354 Quaker Road, Princeton
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Madama Butterfly, Princeton Festival
Puccini's Madama Butterfly explores themes of love, betrayal, and heartbreak. It is a tragic love story between a young Japanese woman, Cio-Cio-San, and an American naval officer, Pinkerton. After an impulsive, intercultural marriage to one another, Cio-Cio-San is soon abandoned by Pinkerton, but she remains faithful to their marriage and committed to a future with him and their child. Eventually, Pinkerton returns, but not alone. He is accompanied by his American wife. Cio-Cio-San is devastated and finds herself in a dishonorable position which leads to dire consequences.
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Dancing Under the Stars, Hinds Plaza @ Princeton Public Library
Members of Central Jersey Dance Society demonstrate basic steps and lead others in an evening of dancing to recorded music of all kinds on Hinds Plaza, Join us from May to September for our 12th season of this collaborative dance event co-sponsored by the library and Central Jersey Dance Society. Dates for 2026 include: May 29; June 12,26; July 10,24; Aug 7, 21 and Sept 18. The Sept. 18 event will feature dances and music from Latin America for Hispanic Heritage Month. In case of rain or extreme heat, the event will be held in the Community Room. Indoor dances end at 9 pm. August and September dances are presented in partnership with the Mayors Wellness Campaign community health initiative.
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Wordsmith: A Def Poetry Reunion Honoring Ursula Rucker, Grounds for Sculpture
Experience the power of poetry, rhythm, and art under the open sky as Danny Simmons presents Wordsmith: A Def Poetry Reunion Honoring Ursula Rucker, in partnership with Grounds For Sculpture. Gather with a vibrant community of Def Poetry alumni, musicians, activists, students and scholars, each weaving their voice into the landscape of GFS’s 42-acre sculpture park. We invite you to move through the gardens enjoying an evening under the stars while connecting with others in a multi-sensory experience of words, music, food, nature, and the visual arts. Tickets are selling fast. Don’t miss out! Limited onsite seating available. Guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets for open-air viewing. Rain date: Saturday June 13, 2026 | 7-10PM
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Dancing in the Dark - June Dance Party, WWAC
Age Range: Adults 19+ Cost: $5 Dancing in the Dark is a one-of-a-kind dance experience designed to eliminate the barriers of self-consciousness and social judgment. The dance party takes place in a dark, dimly lit room, and is an exclusively chat- and socialization-free zone. Participants are welcome to socialize outside the dance room, but once you're on the dance floor, it's dance time only!
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My Fair Lady, Music Mountain Theatre
This gloriously triumphant tale of a Cockney flower girl transformed into an elegant lady features one of musical theatre’s greatest scores, including “Wouldn’t It Be Loverly?,” “With a Little Bit of Luck,” “The Rain in Spain,” “I Could Have Danced All Night,” “On the Street Where You Live,” “Get Me to the Church on Time” and “I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face.” RUNNING TIME: 2HR 55 MINUTES WITH ONE INTERMISSION
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SEUSSICAL, The Musical @Kelsey Theatre
"Oh, the thinks you can think' when Dr. Seuss' best-loved characters collide and cavort in a magical, musical extravaganza! The Cat in the Hat and Horton the Elephant take you on a journey from the Jungle of Nool to the Circus McGurkus to the World of the Who’s—and a little boy with a big imagination proves that a person is a person, no matter how small. $26/$24 G
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